Conference of Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport. Sixth session Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI September 2017

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1 6CP Conference of Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport Sixth session Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI September 2017 Distribution: limited ICDS/6CP/Doc September 2017 Original: English Item 11.1 of the agenda Return on Investment in the Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport Summary Documents: ICDS/5AP/Doc.6REV, IDCS/5AP/Doc.11 Background: Since 2008, UNESCO s Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport has invested more than $4.2 million in projects led by 108 States Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport. Project grants have progressed national and regional anti-doping agendas in the areas of education, capacity-building and policy, involving diverse beneficiary groups from parliamentarians and sports administrators to doping control officers and school students. This report presents an overview of the Fund s unique mandate in the fight against doping and the importance of contributing to this precious public resource to ensure its preservation. Decision required: Paragraph 16

2 ICDS/6CP/Doc.10 page 2 OVERVIEW 1. UNESCO s Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport (the Fund) was established in 2008, under the International Convention against Doping in Sport, in recognition that policymakers the world over face challenges in the management of limited financial resources and competing priorities. The Fund has three priority areas, as set by the Conference of Parties: education; policy advice; and capacity development. States Parties can apply for national ($20,000) or regional projects ($50,000). 2. To date, 218 projects (including 23 regional initiatives) have been granted financial assistance: 61 projects from Africa; 14 from the Arab States; 29 from Asia and the Pacific; 49 from Europe and North America; and 65 from Latin America and the Caribbean. With regards to the Fund s priorities, 173 projects come under education, 36 are capacitybuilding initiatives, while nine relate to policy advice. This translates into more than $4.2 million of investment in 108 countries (over 58% of the States Parties to the Convention). REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTS Africa Arab States Asia-Pacific PROJECTS PER PRIORITY Education Policy advice Mentoring and capacity-building Europe-North America Latin America and the Caribbean 17% 30% 28% 4% 6% 79% 23% 13% 3. Since its inception, 21 States Parties have made contributions to the Fund (see Annex II for details). This means that the number of countries benefiting from the Fund is five times higher than the number of donors, representing a significant amplification with respect to investment. Several of these countries have made multiple contributions (Australia, China, Finland, France, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia and Spain). It is thanks to the generosity of these regular donors that the Fund has maintained its buoyancy over the last decade. In recent years, however, the Fund has faced two parallel phenomena which have depleted resources.

3 ICDS/6CP/Doc.10 page 3 4. The frequency and size of regular contributions have been decreasing 1. For the period 1 January 2016 to 31 July 2017, contributions to the Fund represent only 25% 2 of donations received during the biennium. This negative trend reflects a general shift across the field of anti-doping, with respect to the donor landscape, which supports the rationale for pooling resources and strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships if the shortfall of public income over expenditure is to be mitigated. 5. There has also been an exponential increase in the number of projects approved and implemented, from 12 in the biennium to 59 in , following a concerted campaign by the Secretariat to enhance the Fund s visibility through the upgrade of the website, development of technical and promotional materials, and targeted outreach through UNESCO and partner networks. This upsurge in applications and roll-out, illustrated not just by the incremental rise in projects approved but also in the recordbreaking number of initiatives currently under development (70), has been anchored by the reinforced human resourcing of the Fund, first approved by the Conference of Parties during its third session (in Resolution 3CP/6.3). 6. The convergence of these two phenomena has resulted in an insufficient balance to continue current implementation rates and the need to take stock of the return on donor investment. A stock-taking exercise provides a key opportunity to recalibrate resource mobilization in so as to ensure the Fund s financial buoyancy and continue the vital in-country support provided, particularly to least-developed countries, 47% of which have received project grants. UNIQUE MANDATE: RATIONALE FOR STATE PARTY INVESTMENT 7. In the last decade, the Fund has supported countries advance in a number of key areas from the development of peer-led values education to the strengthening of the researchpolicy nexus. 8. A comparative analysis undertaken by the Fund s Secretariat, for presentation to the Approval Committee in 2016, outlined the distinct value of the UNESCO Fund versus other existing international grant mechanisms, such as those managed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 3. Each unique aspect was noted as significant to progressing anti-doping policy and practice in a concerted manner. Notably: The Fund is the only global anti-doping grant mechanism supporting governments to implement preventive, in-country activities according to identified needs. For example, with $13,000 from the Fund, Tunisia was able to undertake the country s first national study on doping (knowledge and practice) in private gyms. The results of the study (with more than 1,700 respondents) revealed crucial information regarding : 11 donors income of $1,090, : 12 donors income of $1,305, : eight donors income of $1,542, : seven donors income of $1,212, : six donors income of $638, January 2016 to 31 July 2017: six donors income of $390,206.46; the contribution provided by the Russian Federation in 2017, amounting to $163, was committed to supporting the implementation of the policy project nationally, according to the decision of the Bureau of the Conference of Parties 2 Voluntary contributions received this biennium for the implementation of the Fund s regular activities, excluding the funds earmarked for the implementation of the policy advice project in the Russian Federation, represent 16% of donations during the biennium. 3 IOC s anti-doping fund; WADA s Social Science Research Grant Program; WADA s Special Anti-Doping Research Fund and WADA s Scientific Research Grant

4 ICDS/6CP/Doc.10 page 4 misinformation on doping substances and food supplements which allowed Tunisia to adapt its anti-doping plans and prevention activities to respond to identified gaps. Donor investment under the Fund is dedicated to practical interventions in the areas of education, policy advice and capacity-building which support tangible deliverables. For example, with an envelope of $20,000, Lithuania elaborated a user-friendly e- learning programme targeting young athletes, professional athletes, coaches and athlete support personnel, parents, and physical education teachers. Using simple and clear language and attractive design, the tool includes theoretical information, videos, practical exercises and tests. Launched in November 2016, the e-learning programme has already registered 2,000 users (with 1,000 being awarded a certificate for the successful completion of the course). Projects under the Fund predominantly represent single-country initiatives implemented across all world regions, with priority given to Least-Developed Countries (LDCs). For example, Togo benefitted from $18,000 of investment to develop the country s first multi-participatory strategic plan (for ) aimed at fighting doping in sport. Founded on evidence-based research, and gathering input from a series of consultations undertaken with major national anti-doping stakeholders, the process has increased traction in terms of impact-oriented implementation and broad national ownership. Beneficiary profile and project scope are more diverse than other international funding mechanisms. Encompassing policy-makers, the sport movement (i.e. athletes, athlete support personnel, and sport administrators) and the general public (i.e. parents, teachers, youth), the Fund provides a flexible framework which supports the concurrent implementation of the Code and the Convention. For instance, Panama s regional project, granted with $48,359 from the Fund and managed by the Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO), focused on anti-doping education and sensitization among athletes, coaches and support personnel in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. To ensure a connection with upstream practice, meetings between public authorities and the RADO were also organized to harmonize anti-doping efforts in Central America. 9. The broad-based nature of the Fund s mandate thus lends itself to the multi-stakeholder partnerships needed to ensure a comprehensive and cross-sectoral response to the scourge of doping. The present biennium has seen an increase in partnerships between the public sector, sport movement and private actors, from the design phase. With a rise in initiatives led by the sport movement (e.g. National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), federations) as opposed to ministries, project investment also directly supports the implementation of the WADA Code through the training of doping control officers and athlete education, among other initiatives. This means that the Fund s mandate, sound implementation and sustainability are of critical importance to progressing the overlapping agendas of UNESCO, WADA and IOC, at the international level. This has key implications, both in terms of the lateral value of the Fund and the need to reinforce partnerships with the wider anti-doping network to avoid duplication and ensure a return on donor investment. TOWARDS ENHANCED COOPERATION WITH THE WIDER ANTI-DOPING NETWORK 10. Partnership development and the pooling of resources (both financial and in-kind) remain of fundamental importance not just to the preservation of the Fund s liquidity but also to identifying synergies which maximize the collective impact of stakeholder action in an environment of austerity. A fusing of agendas, whether it be anti-doping or broader sport frameworks - such as the Kazan Action Plan adopted by UNESCO s Sixth International

5 ICDS/6CP/Doc.10 page 5 Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS VI) 4 - will create a tipping point supporting the translation of positive rhetoric into practice at the national and local levels. This coherence between the upstream and grassroots realities could be bolstered by the development of a framework of consequences for those States Parties failing to comply with the Convention. This framework could be applicable both with respect to the outcomes of ADLogic or specific allegations of doping which require rigorous monitoring. 11. RADOs increasingly contribute to the development, coordination and sound implementation of projects under the Fund. Indeed, 75% of regional projects approved in the last biennium ( ) had active RADO engagement from conception to delivery. This positive trend is continuing in this biennium, with RADOs leading the two approved regional projects, and more than 54% of national projects benefitting from RADO support or input. 12. The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations (inado) is another avenue to be further explored with respect to enhanced cooperation and impact in the implementation of projects under the Fund. With a membership of 57 Member NADOs, inado provides substantive support to improving anti-doping programmes and practice at the national level. Offering a repository of good practice and model documents, inado also assists RADOs in cooperation with WADA. Although inado has a not-for-profit status with a limited budget provided by the fees of its Members, alongside an annual grant from WADA and sponsorship revenue, there is significant opportunity to better align the Institute s work with that of UNESCO. 13. The 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are also strategic partners and stakeholders benefitting from the UNESCO Fund. NOCs are mandated under Chapter 4 of the Olympic Charter to develop, promote and protect the Olympic Movement in their respective countries. In terms of anti-doping, NOC responsibilities relate to Code implementation and investment in education and training. Moreover, in countries where there is no established NADO, NOCs assume this role. NOCs have significant capacity, expertize, budget 5 and mandate to drive national anti-doping efforts. This is borne out by their increasing engagement in the development and implementation of operational incountry activities under the Fund, especially those which fall under the education and capacity-development priorities. 14. Other opportunities for partnership include engagement with private sector actors and regional intergovernmental mechanisms, as well as ad hoc collaboration with the host countries of major sports events. RECALIBRATING INVESTMENT AND OUTREACH 15. Based on the rationale for, and return on investment presented here, there are a number of concrete opportunities to diversify donations and strengthen partnerships to enhance the Fund s sustainability and better support States Parties to meet obligations under the Convention. To facilitate States Party investment, a contribution pledge form is enclosed (Annex I) for completion before COP VI. Drawing upon other in-house examples, a table outlining investment in the Fund since 2008, and proposing minimum contributions of 1% per State Party, is presented in Annex II as a reference point for interested donors. 4 The Kazan Action Plan : 5 NOCs are funded largely by the IOC to support activities during each Olympic cycle. In 2012, $520 million was distributed to NOCs:

6 ICDS/6CP/Doc.10 page 6 DRAFT RESOLUTION 6CP/ Accordingly, the Conference of Parties may wish to adopt the following resolution: The Conference of Parties, 1. Having examined document ICDS/6CP/Doc.10, 2. Takes notes of the unique nature of the Fund s mandate and the urgency for all stakeholders to raise awareness on the need to mobilize resources to support the buoyancy of the account; 3. Acknowledges the work undertaken by the Secretariat to manage the Fund in an effective manner and recognizes its heightened performance in the funding cycles from 2010 to 2017; 4. Welcomes the complementary nature of funding opportunities in the field of anti-doping and supports identified opportunities to pool resources and further develop partnerships to strengthen the global fight against doping and the impact of projects under the Fund (both through financial and in-kind contributions); 5. Appreciates the impact of the work of the Secretariat in increasing the visibility of the Fund and requests the Secretariat to include the development of a targeted fundraising strategy as a part of its activities during the biennium, to be reported on during the seventh session of the Conference of Parties; 6. Encourages the Bureau of the Conference of Parties and members of the Approval Committee to continue to strengthen ties and exchange information which supports symbiosis between the implementation of the Convention and investment of the Fund s resources; 7. Calls upon members of the Bureau of the Conference of Parties and Approval Committee to undertake regional advocacy for annual investments to the Fund to be reported on during the seventh session of the Conference of Parties; 8. Requests that the Director-General of UNESCO initiate an annual fundraising campaign to support the Fund, through an annual letter of appeal, encouraging States Parties to provide regular voluntary contributions of at least 1% of their total contribution to UNESCO s regular budget.

7 ICDS/6CP/Doc.10 Annex I Annex I Contribution Pledge Form FUND FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DOPING IN SPORT Sixth Session of the Conference of Parties Name of State Party: Date I hereby pledge a contribution of US$ to the Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport to be transferred by Stamp and signature 6 Full Name and Position Contact information: postal address 6 Signature of the Secretary-General of the National Commission for UNESCO or the recognised representative of a government ministry.

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